Detectives will allege the man was involved in a string of offences including a single vehicle crash where the man fled into mangroves, petrol theft, drug activity and damage to a police car.

A 27-year-old has been charged with 16 offences including two counts of dangerous driving, three counts of stealing, four counts of unlicensed driving, failing to stop, possession of property suspected of having been acquired for the purpose of committing a drug offence and possession of drug paraphernalia.